RE: [Rails-devel] Reorganizing Hex Code

[Erik V. <eri...@hc...>]

> Right now, the easiest way to change between N-S and E-W 
> oriented hexes is to change the signature of BattleHex, 
> because it currently extends the particular hexmap. I'm still 
> thinking on how to deal with that.

I would make the map dynamically configurable, 
as we are already doing in ComponentManager and GameManager.

So there would be an XML definition somewhere, like
<HexMap class="EWHexMap">
and then instantiate the map in HexTest (or whereever)
with a statement like
HexMap map = Class.forName(mapClassName).newInstance();
where mapClassName would be either "EWHexMap" or "NSHexMap".

This would mean that all code now in BattleMap should move to HexMap.
 
> I'm thinking that replicating the tile laying mechanism that 
> SimTex's 1830 PC Game used is probably the easiest way to go. 
> While it would be nice to do drag-n-drop tile laying, I think 
> clicking on the tile to click through possible upgrades is 
> going to be easiest and require the least amount of screen 
> real-estate.

We could have the right button pop up a menu of valid tiles,
then left/right clicking could turn the tile (counter)clockwise.

Erik.